Olympic judo bronze medalist Ronda Rousey, the UFC's very first female champion, has made a name for herself by submitting every single opponent she's ever faced in the first round via armbar. Read More »
You might recognize him as the cigarette smoking boxer. There has long been talk of former WBA/WBC welterweight champion and former WBC light middleweight champion Ricardo Mayorga of fighting in MMA. Mayorga finally did just that on May 3 when he faced one Wesley Tiffer at "Omega MMA 8: Battle of the Americas" in Mayorga's hometown of Managua, Nicaragua. Read More »
Boxing's pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (43-0, 26 KO) puts his WBC Welterweight Title on the line this evening against interim WBC Welterweight champ Robert Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO) at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The vacant Ring Welterweight Title is also on the line. Read More »
Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero took to the scales Friday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the same venue that will host their WBC Welterweight and vacant Ring Welterweight Title bout Saturday night airing live on Showtime Pay-Per-View. Read More »
Jose Aguiniga was forced to withdraw from his fight tomorrow night against Francisco Vargas at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas after he was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after collapsing in the gym apparently suffering from severe dehydration. The previously scheduled eight-round welterweight clash between Antonio Orozco and Jose Reynoso has been increased to a ten-round fight and moved up to the main event slot of tomorrow’s card which will be televised by FOX Sports Networks and FOX Deportes. Read More »
With no major MMA events taking place this weekend in the U.S., fight fans can tune in to boxing and watch as the undefeated 36-year-old Floyd "Money" Mayweather (43-0) puts his WBC welterweight title on the line against 30-year-old WBC interim welterweight champ Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (18-1) Saturday night, May 4, on Showtime Pay-Per-View. Read More »
MEZ Sports PANDEMONIUM VIII brings LIVE professional mixed martial arts (MMA) and boxing action to ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) this evening with a LIVE and FREE video stream starting at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET.! Cub Swanson's brother, Steve Swanson, undefeated at 9-0, faces hard-hitting Hawaiian Kana Hyatt in the main event. Read More »
PANDEMONIUM VIII brings LIVE mixed martial arts and boxing action to Fairplex So Cal in Pomona, Calif., this Saturday night, March 23. Pandemonium VIII is headlined with a Men's Flyweight Title bout between undefeated Jackson's MMA fighter Steve Swanson (9-0) and Pomona's own Kana Hyatt (10-12) and will stream LIVE and FREE right here on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) starting at 7:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET. Read More »
Freddie Roach, who has worked with some of the biggest names in MMA on their boxing, including Georges St-Pierre, shared his thoughts on Nick Diaz, who will face St-Pierre for the UFC welterweight title Saturday in the UFC 158 main event. Read More »
Heavyweight boxing legend Mike Tyson and UFC women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey were on Good Day LA Friday morning. Rousey has been loosely compared to Tyson in the sense that he carried about him this aura of invincibility and she has put a stop to every one of her opponents in the first round. Read More »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 4th, 2013) – As he continues to rewrite his future in professional boxing, Peter Manfredo Jr. must first revisit his storied past, reliving his glory days as a fan-favorite on the hit reality television series The Contender. ... Read More »
LEDYARD, Conn. (March 1st, 2013) – Professional boxing and hip-hop will collide in front of a worldwide audience Friday night at Foxwoods Resort Casino with two of Connecticut’s rising stars looking to steal the show. Undefeated New London female bantamweight ... Read More »
We heard from King Mo's boxing coach Jeff Mayweather yesterday in an interview. Now we've got a quote from Mo about what happened from his perspective at Bellator 90 last week where he suffered a first round knockout loss to Emanuel Newton, and how he plans to deal with it and make adjustments moving forward. Read More »
King Mo's boxing coach Jeff Mayweather discusses his fighter's disappointing knockout loss to Emanuel Newton at Bellator 90 last Thursday in the Season 8 light heavyweight tournament semifinal round. Read More »
BARNSTABLE, Mass. (Feb. 14th, 2013) — The only thing worse than the two-year layoff for Jesse Barboza was the fact his last fight ended in a disappointing draw, leaving the former three-time New England Golden Gloves champion with a lot ... Read More »
Nate Hoffmeister lives in Knoxville, Tenn. but the effects of his work are seen all over the country. He is the head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the powerhouse school Christian Academy of Knoxville - which seem to be piling state and national titles on top of each other so quick it would make your head spin. He is also the Strength & Conditioning Coach for UFC fighters Ovince Saint Preux and Rafaello Oliveira. He is a mastermind when it comes to Strength & Conditioning and he is a behind-the-scenes staple for many, many athletes at the highest level (UFC, NFL, NBA, etc.). Read More »
Former street brawler turned MMA fighter turned boxer Kimbo Slice (7-0) kept his perfect boxing record intact over the weekend as he took out Shane Tilyard (12-6) in the second round via TKO. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com's Dan "The Wolfman" caught up King Mo Lawal and his boxing coach Jeff Mayweather last week at Bellator 85 in Irvine, Calif. Mo talked about his upcoming Bellator debut which takes place this Thursday on Spike TV. He also discussed his pro wrestling training for TNA Impact, which he calls "harder than MMA", and he and his boxing coach Jeff Mayweather shared their opinion on the idea of a boxing match between Mo and Kimbo Slice, and fighting Rampage Jackson in the Bellator cage. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com caught up with boxing icon "Sugar" Shane Mosley at Bellator 85 this past week in Irvine, Calif. Mosley talked about some of the fights he was impressed with on the card and his familiarity with mixed martial arts. Mosley discussed his appreciation for the various disciplines of mixed martial arts, and although he said he has tried grappling, we probably shouldn't expect the 41-year-old three-division world champ to start following UFC President Dana White around the country and stalking him at press conferences asking for a shot in the UFC like our old friend James Toney did. Read More »
So much for "what happens in the gym, stays in the gym" -- just a week-and-a-half before Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal is set to make his Bellator debut at Bellator 86 in Oklahoma, this video has surfaced of Mo dropping his sparring partner at Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas. Read More »
Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao faced off for a fourth time Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After Marquez knocked down Pacquiao in the third, Pacquiao came back in the fifth with his own knockdown. Read More »
The boxing world went up in flames last night as 28-year-old Timothy Bradley was awarded a split decision victory and took the WBO welterweight title from the pride of the Philippines Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum shares his thoughts on the fight and Floyd Mayweather Sr. talks about how the fight could impact a possible future match-up with his son Floyd Mayweather Jr. Read More »
